About a week before he was killed in Iraq, Pfc. John Hart called his parents and said he was concerned because soldiers didn’t have enough protection. His parents’ efforts to help came too late for John, but have saved the lives of others.

Just in time for last minute holiday shopping, our resident chef Kathy Gunst picks her favorite cookbooks of the past year, she also whips up her favorite creamed spinach recipe- see a video, photos and recipes.